Couch-bed, &amp;c.



A. G. BYLES. COUCH BED, 6w,

APPLICATION FILED APE.1,1911. 1,021,091 Patented Mar. 26, 1912.

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P if if UNITED STATES PATENT- OFFICE...

ANTON e. EYLES, or CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, AssIeNoa To A. e. was cnaraCOMPANY, or CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa.

COUCH-BED, .860.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 26, 1912.

Application filed April 1, 1911. Serial No. 618,481;

. To all it may concern bination couches and beds, or combination sofasand beds, of the type in which a folded bed is normally housed within amain frame, the folding bed being of such a-character as to enable thebed-mattress, bed linen and covers to fold between the foldably relatedbed-sections of the structure.

My primary object is to provide a structure of this character ofimproved operation and simplified and otherwise improved construction.

It may be stated that in the preferred embodiment of the invention, themain frame, as well as the folding bed-frame, are of metal; and that thefoldably related sections a broken sents a main frame; and B, a folded 5of Fig.5, y

of the -bedframe have applied thereto a flexible bed-bottom orwire-fabric ada ted to fold with the bed-frame, the parts 0 thestructure being so related that one portion of the flexible bed-bottomwill constitute a seat, or a support for a seat-pad, when the structureisin the folded condition. 4 The invention is illustrated in its pre-'ferred embodiment in the accompanying drawings, in which- I Fi re 1 reresents a side elevation; Fig. 2, a roken p an view of the same; Fig. 8,Ian view showing the structure in couch orm; Fig. 4, a verticalsectional view showing the structure in couch form; Fig. 5, a sectiontaken as indicated at line but showin the structure surmounte a seat-padaving skirts which envelop the sides and ends of the couch, the ad, orcover, being shown in dotted lines; ig. 6, a broken sectional view takenas ndicated at line 6 of Fig. 4, and showing the relation of the arts atone end of the structure, inl the folded condition of the structure; andFig. 7, a broken'end elevational view illustrating a modification of themainframe, that is a frame of davenport form.

In the construction illustrated A repareli normally containedor-housedinsai'd frame.

' In'the construction illustrated,f the-frame Ais of angle-barconstruction, comprising end-standards '1, a front longitudinalconnecting member 2, and a rear longitudinal connectin 1 has uprights 4and a top member 5, which may be of integral formation, if formed bportions at rig t-angles to the intermediate portion, so .t at theintermediate portion affords the horizontal member 5 and theend-portions afiord'the uprights, or legs, 4.

member 3. Each end-standard notching an angle-bar and bending the en Thelon itudinal connecting members 2 and 3 are suitably joined to the legs4 some distance above the lower ends of the le s, and the end-standardsrise a suitable lstance above said longitudinal members, so that theupper cross-members 5 are disposed a suitable distance above saidlongitudinal members. Mounted on said longitudinal members, near theends thereof, are crossmembers 6, which may com rise angle-bars. Uponsaid bars are mounte front and rear bed-carrying links 7 and 8 resectively, the front or lower ends of the lin being connected with saidcross-members by pivots 9 and 10 respectively. The top members 5 of theend-standards '1 areequippednear their rear ends with brackets, orrests,11'. Each rest 11 is of L-shape, having an arm 12 secured to theinturned flange of the corresponding cross-member 5, a depending web 13,and an inturned arm 14 adapted to support the free edge of the upperbed-section m the folded condition of the structure.

The folding bed comprises a rear bedsection 15, an intermediatebed-section 16, and a front bed-section 17.

The rear bed-section is of U-form, having a longitudinal member 18 andforwardlyexten ing arms, or end-members, 1 9. The intermediatebed-section comprises endmembers 20 and a connecting truss 21 which ispivotally connected at its extremities with the members 20. The members20 of the intermediate bed-section are joined to the front ends of thearms 19 of the rear bedsection by pivots 22. The front bed-section 17comprises a longitudinal member 23 and end-members, or arms, 24, whichare joined to the end-members of the intermediate bed section 16 bypivots 25, A flexible bed-bottom,

the foldin es of the fabric.

frame'at all edg Said fiexi le'bed-bottomis adapted to fold' or-wire-fabric, 26 is connected with of the fabric which is connected withthe front bed-section 17 is located in position to serve as, a seat, oras a seat-pad support.

The connections between the members 2Q of the intermediate bed-section16 .and the 4 arms 19 of the rear bed-section 15 are preferably such asto afford butt contacts when the structure isopen. The rearor upper endsof the front links 7 are provided with extensions 27 which are joined,by links 28, to pivots 29 carried by the end-members of the intermediatebed-section. The links 28 .serve to actuate the bed-carrying links 7 and8 in the operation of unfolding the bed, thereby to elevate the rearbed-section. The arms 24 of the front bed-section haveconnectedftherewith, by ivots 30, legs 31 which have'eitensio 32w 'chare joinedbylinks 33 to ivots'34 with which the end-members 20 o theintermediate bed-section are equip ed. The links 33 serve to fold andunfol the 'legs 31in the operation of folding and unfoldin the bed. Atthe j unction of the front an intermediate bed-sections areconnected'legs 35. These legs are pivotally joined,"and' in theillustration given the pivots 25," which serve to connect the I 32 ofthe 'le s 31, said pivots 37 serving also as a means or connecting thelinks 33 to the leg-extensions 32. The leg extensions 32 are offset orbent inwardly-edgewise above the plane of the front, bed-section 17, asit will be'understood from Fig.1; and the legs 35 are offset below thepivots 25'. The pur- -pose is to secure'a'more compact folding of theleg v The operation will be readily understood from the foregoing"detaileddescription.

, Assuming the structure to be in the open "condition shown in Fig. 1,the bed is made up, and thebed-mattress, bed linen and covers aresecured to the folding bed-frame. The structure may then be convertedfrom bed-form to sofa-form by lifting on the I front edge ofthe frontbed-section 17 and swinging the front bed-section to a position abovethe rear bed-section, as shown in Fig.

' 5; In. this operation, the links 7 and 8 swing rearwardly and carrythe bed-structure rearwardly while the bed is lowered to its properposition within the main-frame. During the folding operation, the legs31 y and 35 are automatically folded, and at the completion of themovement the swingingedge-portion of the front bed-section rests upon oris supported by the brackets 11 mounted on the top members 5 of theendstandards of the main-frame. .As shownin Fig. 5, the end-members 20of the intermediate bed-section assumepractically a,verti cal position,while the truss 21 depends or drops to a position parallel with one sideofthe couch. In Fig. 5, a bed-mattress 38 is shown in folded condition.The numeral 39 indicates a couch-cover or seat-pad (shown in dottedlines), which is supported on the actuated through the medium of thelinks 28 to elevate the rear bed-section.

It will be noted from Figs. 5 and 6, that in the folded condition of thestructure, the upper bed-section is substantially flush with the topmembers 5 of the end-standards of the mainframe, so that the couch-coverwill properly cover the structure and form a seat or lounge. In themodification shown in Fig. 7, A represents a main-frame of the generalconstruction shown in Fig. 1, but equipped with. a back ll and .arms 42.This provision converts the main-frame into davenport-form, and it isevident that, since the folding bed moves and unfolds in the forwarddirection 7 in the operation of converting to bed-form,

'the back will not interfere with the operation of the structure.

a My invention provides a combined sanitary bed and couch. It issimple'of construction, easy of operation, and thoroughly durable.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness ofunderstanding 'only' and no undue limitation should be understoodtherefrom, but the appended claims should be construed as broadly aspermissible in View of the prior art.

1 What I regard as new arid desire to secure by Letters Patent,-is

'1. In a structure of the character set forth, .the combination of 'amain-frame, bed-carrying links mounted thereon, a folded bedcomprising arear bed-section mounted on said links, an intermediate bed-sectionpivotally connected with said rear bed-section, and a front bed-sectionpivotally connected with said intermediate I bed-section, legs pivotallyconnected with the front portion "of the frontbed-section and linked toone of the other bed-sections, legs pivotally connected with the foldingbed-frame structure near-the junction of the front and intermediatebed-sections, and links connecting the front legs with the rear legs.'2. In a structure of the character set forth, the combination of amain-frame,

bed-carrying links mounted thereon and adapted to swing forwardly andupwardly, a rear bed-section pivotally connected to said links, thefront links having extensions, an intermediate bed-section pivotallyconnected with the rear bed-section and linked to said extensions, afront bed-section ivotally connected with the intermediate edsection ande nipped with pivotally mounted legs provi ed with extensions, llnksconnecting said leg-extensions to said intermediate bed-sections, legspivotally connected with the folding bed-structure at the juncture ofthe front and intermediate bed-sections, and links connecting saidleg-exten- 15 sions with said last-named legs. s

' ANTON G. EYLES.

In presence of-- a L. HEISLAR, R. SCHAEFEB.

